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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHe sniffed out 39 land mines and 28 explosives in Cambodia. He received a medal for "lifesaving br
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He sniffed out 39 land mines and 28 explosives in Cambodia.
He received a medal for "lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty."
He is a rat. 🐀🎖
Magawa wearing his gold medal from the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals, a British charity, on Friday.
Rat That Sniffs Out Land Mines Receives Award for Bravery
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He sniffed out 39 land mines and 28 explosives in Cambodia. He received a medal for "lifesaving br (Original Post)
soothsayer
Nov 2020
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Silent3
(15,212 posts)1. Looks like a mini kangaroo n/t
trueblue2007
(17,218 posts)6. i love rats
JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)2. Thank you...
Magawa!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)3. No maga would be that brave... though they have the rat part down
JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)4. At first I thought his name meant the article was a joke...
...until I read the story.
Love it!
Phoenix61
(17,004 posts)5. I saw a show about this several years ago.
They were training the rats and the handlers. It was amazing what they could do. Dogs are too heavy and would set off the land mines. The rats, on the other hand, are much smaller and very trainable. That group was using big white rats. Apparently, rats are very social and work well with their handlers.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. Who's a good boy?
Good work, Magawa! Well done! I hope he lives a life of leisure from here on out.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)8. wow!
I am impressed.. he is cute too